Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
28
Highest
94.7%
Mongolia
Lowest
2.9%
Costa Rica
Median
23.5%
Years covered
19
2004β2022
Data points
240
What the numbers show
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 94.7% in Mongolia; the lowest is 2.9% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.5%, and the mean is 32.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 33.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 2,899.2%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 75.9%).
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 94.7% | 2020 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 88.1% | 2020 | up 286.4% | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 74.9% | 2021 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 68.2% | 2021 | up 2,543.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 62.4% | 2017 | up 207.1% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 61.8% | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 7 | Romania | 60.9% | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 50.1% | 2019 | up 149.7% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 42.4% | 2022 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 40.9% | 2022 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 11 | Indonesia | 37.5% | 2022 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 12 | El Salvador | 31.5% | 2022 | up 2,206.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Ukraine | 25.7% | 2018 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 24.0% | 2022 | up 1,649.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Belarus | 23.1% | 2019 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 16 | Armenia | 17.7% | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 17 | Moldova | 16.0% | 2018 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 14.7% | 2019 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 14.6% | 2021 | up 2,899.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Georgia | 11.6% | 2021 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 21 | Uruguay | 10.3% | 2022 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 22 | Kosovo | 6.0% | 2017 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 23 | Pakistan | 6.0% | 2018 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 24 | Albania | 5.2% | 2018 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.5% | 2020 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 26 | TΓΌrkiye | 4.1% | 2019 | up 197.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Serbia | 3.3% | 2022 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 2.9% | 2022 | down 75.8% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)